The race in Alabama ends after what has been a tumultuous few weeks — dominated in part by the multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct directed at Moore and his campaign's conflicting responses to the accusations. The matter has rocked what would have otherwise been a cut-and-dry race in deep-red Alabama, where voters have consistently delivered Republicans to the Senate for the last two decades.

For that reason, experts have been reluctant to predict the race — citing, among other things, voter turnout which remained a point of uncertainty on an election night that falls less than two weeks before Christmas.

Trump and former President Barack Obama have campaigned for Moore and Jones, respectively. Moore has promised to champion Trump's agenda if elected, but it is uncertain how effective he would be on Capitol Hill.

A win for Jones would further chip away at the Republican majority in the Senate and potentially threaten Trump and his party's broader legislative agenda.